DGAFMS

Powers and duties of officers and employees of the organization. The Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) is a Lt Gen/equivalent officer who deals with duties as enumerated below:

Procedures /Functions

• Oversees professional services and patient care in service hospitals and recommends to the DGAFMS, any corrective action.

• Plans and controls the specialist cadre of service hospitals.

• Oversees the administration of specialist pool of officers.

• He advises the DGAFMS on the necessity of specialist cover in various hospitals.

• Oversees all matters pertaining to medical research and health in the Armed Forces.

• Oversees the coordination of all health matters including entitlements to treatment in service and civil hospitals, hospital projects, hospitals bed, planning, Health and Family Planning Welfare programs.

• Represents DGAFMS in various meetings viz with the Red Cross, TB Association and other statutory bodies as and when required.

Powers and duties of officers and employees of the organization. Supervises following -

• Senior Consultant (Medicine)

• Senior Consultant (Surgery)

• Medical Research(MR) Section. Section deals with Medical Research and health in the Armed Forces, headed by Addl DGAFMS (MR).